ineffectual Syllabification: (in·ef·fec·tu·al)Pronunciation: /ˌiniˈfekCHo͞oəl/Translate ineffectual | into French | into German | into Italian Definition of ineffectual adjective not producing any or the desired effect:an ineffectual campaign (of a person) lacking the ability or qualities to cope with a role or situation:she was neglectful and ineffectual as a parentDerivatives ineffectualityPronunciation: /-fekCHo͞oˈalitē/ noun ineffectually adverb ineffectualness noun Origin: late Middle English: from medieval Latin ineffectualis, from in- 'not' + effectualis, from Latin effectus (see effect); in later use from in-1 'not' + effectualineffectual in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of ineffectual in the British & World English dictionary
